GRIDFORM? Is An Advanced Concrete Reinforcing System For Vehicular Bridge Decks

GRIDFORM? refers to a superior concrete-reinforcing system supported with prefabricated fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) double-layer grating and fundamental stay-in-place (SIP) form specifically designed for vehicular bridge decks.

This reinforcement system comprises of FRP plates glued to the bottom grating of FRP double-layer grating panels which produce a bidirectional, lightweight panel of the grid construction to be used with corrosion-free concrete bridge decks.

 

The lightweight GRIDFORM? panel measures only 4.7 pounds per square foot. It is fabricated in shop with very big units which are restricted only by shipping constraints to around 50 ft. by 8 ft.

In the jobsite, the GRIDFORM? is elevated through a single pick of a crane and directly set in the girders of the bridge. The GRIDFORM? panel is pre-engineered and completed so that it can be affixed quickly to the bridge girders and relevant concrete placement and forming. The GRIDFORM? bridge deck lasts long as compared to the steel reinforced concrete bridge decks as FRP delivers a corrosion-free reinforcement system for the concrete.

GRIDFORM? Design Guide

The GRIDFORM? Design Guide offers proper guidelines to structural engineers to define if GRIDFORM? can be substituted for steel rebar as the internal reinforcement system for reinforced concrete bridge decks. Any engineering firm or installation contractor can utilize GRIDFORM? by adhering to Strongwell's Terms and Conditions.

The GRIDFORM? Design Guide is based on Microsoft? Excel? version 2003 or 2007.

 

Ref : www.strongwell.com.

GRIDFORM? Is An Advanced Concrete Reinforcing System For Vehicular Bridge Decks